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Ghouls as in age? While there's quite a lot of septuagenarians in Congress, there's also quite a few junior congresspeople who are younger.
If you mean ghouls as in those not chomping at the bit to hurt people: Democrats have quite a few progressive congresspeople. Not the majority, but that follows the US's population: the US isn't super progressive yet. It's getting there and quickly but centrist candidates still get more votes (as they do nearly everywhere) so the center needs to keep sliding.
Besides, exactly what countries are doing that much better right now? Which democracies aren't sliding into far-right? We've got Brexit in the UK, Italy has an actual fascist. Far-right Marine Le Pen got 41% in France. Germany's far-right party gained 13% since last election; and while they are doing well to protest that and aren't approaching majority, it's still quite a concerning trend.
This is nearly a world-wide trend which is quite concerning.
You going what about doesn’t help anything.
It doesn’t matter if everyone else in the world is feeding the homeless caviar, or shoving them in the orphan crushing machine.
Their actions do not affect yours, you can make up your own mind.
No one is saying that the US doesn't have problems, especially Americans. Most of the political commentary is about America on Lemmy and the US's problems. But you are complaining about a specific country's actions from the outside when your own house is on fire. Outsiders looking in and complaining when they are barely any better is pretty hypocritical.
You can complain about America's problems without phrasing it as "Can you US people" which implies a state of superiority and lack of commiseration on shared problems.
Once again, your actions are unaffected by anyone else’s. Those are your choices.
You see how I didn’t even mention a country anywhere in there?
It is generic advice that applies to literally everyone regardless of country